Artist: Johannes or Jan Luyken (1649 – 1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver.
Title: Iean Smit, hanged out of Harlem, Anno 1572. The beheading of Wolfgang Pinder, Anno 1571.
Titled and Numbered below the image: Jean Smit, pendu hors de Harlem, Ao. 1572 / Jan Smit usserhalb Harlem an einen galgen gehenket, Ao. 1572. Wolfgang Pinder decapite à Schardingen A°.1571 / Wolfgang Pinder zu Schardingen in Bayern enthauptet A°.1571.
Dimensions: image/sheet 4 5/8" x 5 1/2". Supporting sheet 6 1/2" x 9 1/4".
Edition: Martyrs Mirror or Théâtre des martyrs. Multiple editions.
Date: XVIII C(?).
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper, laid down.
Mat and Frame: Supporting sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-78.452. RP-P-OB-44.297.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: possibly facsimile or later strike, but printed on laid paper.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the Rijksmuseum collection.